1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Big 12 champion
Big 12 North Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion

Big 12 Championship Game, W 22–6 vs. Texas

Fiesta Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Tennessee

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Division| North Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 2
AP| No. 3
Record| 12–1 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Frank Solich (2nd season)

Offensive scheme| I formation
Defensive coordinator| Charlie McBride (19th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1998

2000 ->

1999 Big 12 Conference football standings

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| Conf. |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 3 Nebraska xy$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 6 Kansas State x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Colorado |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Kansas |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Iowa State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Missouri |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
South Division
No. 21 Texas xy  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
Oklahoma |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Texas Tech |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
No. 23 Texas A&M |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Oklahoma State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Baylor |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Solich, the Cornhuskers compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big 12's North Division title with Kansas State. By virtue of a head-to-head win over the Wildcats, Nebraska advanced to the Big 12 Championship Game, where the Cornhuskers avenged their one loss during the regular season, defeating Texas to capture in the conference championship. Nebraska was then invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Cornhuskers beat Tennessee. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nebraska's Big 12 title was 43rd conference championship overall for the program, and remains Nebraska's most recent one through the 2024 season.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| 11:00 am| at Iowa*| No. 5|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA (rivalry)

| ABC| W 42–7| 70,397|
September 11| 2:30 pm| California*| No. 5|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| ABC| W 45–0| 77,617|
September 18| 11:30 am| Southern Miss*| No. 4|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| PPV| W 20–13| 77,826| [1]
September 25| 6:00 pm| at Missouri| No. 6|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| FSN| W 40–10| 68,174|
October 2| 11:30 am| Oklahoma State| No. 6|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| FSN| W 38–14| 77,740|
October 9| 6:00 pm| Iowa State| No. 4|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| FSN| W 49–14| 77,743|
October 23| 2:30 pm| at No. 18 Texas| No. 3|

* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX (College GameDay)

| ABC| L 20–24| 84,082|
October 30| 6:00 pm| at Kansas| No. 8|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS (rivalry)

| FSN| W 24–17| 45,100|
November 6| 2:30 pm| No. 21 Texas A&M| No. 9|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| ABC| W 37–0| 77,705|
November 13| 2:30 pm| No. 5 Kansas State| No. 7|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| ABC| W 41–15| 77,744|
November 26| 1:30 pm| at Colorado| No. 3|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO (rivalry)

| ABC| W 33–30 OT| 52,946|
December 4| 7:00 pm| vs. No. 12 Texas| No. 3|

* Alamodome
* San Antonio, TX (Big 12 Championship Game)

| ABC| W 22–6| 65,063|
January 2, 2000| 7:00 pm| vs. No. 6 Tennessee*| No. 3|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)

| ABC| W 31–21| 71,526| [2]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Rankings

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See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
AP| 6| 5| 5| 4| 6| 6| 4| 3| 3| 8| 9| 7| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3
Coaches| 6| 6| 6| 6| 5| 5| 4| 3| 3| 9| 9| 6| 4| 3| 3| 3| 2
BCS| Not released| 7| 8| 6| 3| 3| 3| 3| Not released

## Game summaries

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### Iowa

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Nebraska at Iowa

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Nebraska | 0 | 7| 14| 21 | 42
Iowa | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7

* Date: September 4
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game start: 12:00 CST
* Game attendance: 70,397
* TV announcers (ABC): Roger Twibell, Bob Griese, & Todd Harris

### California

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California at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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California | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• Nebraska | 7 | 21| 10| 7 | 45

* Date: September 11
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game start: 3:30 CST
* Game attendance: 77,617
* TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, & Todd Harris

### Southern Miss

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'Southern Miss at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Southern Miss | 7 | 0| 6| 0 | 13
• Nebraska | 6 | 6| 8| 0 | 20

* Date: September 18
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 77,826

### Missouri

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Nebraska at Missouri

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Nebraska | 16 | 3| 14| 7 | 40
Missouri | 0 | 3| 0| 7 | 10

* Date: September 25
* Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
* Game start: 7:00 CST
* Game attendance: 68,174
* TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino, & Eric Clemons

### Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma State at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Oklahoma State | 0 | 0| 7| 7 | 14
• Nebraska | 21 | 10| 7| 0 | 38

* Date: October 2
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game start: 12:30 CST
* Game attendance: 77,740
* TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman, Keith Jackson, & Jim Knox

### Iowa State

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Iowa State at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Iowa State | 0 | 0| 0| 14 | 14
• Nebraska | 21 | 7| 14| 7 | 49

* Date: October 9
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game start: 7:00 CST
* Game attendance: 77,743
* TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino, & Eric Clemons

### Texas

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Nebraska at Texas

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Nebraska | 0 | 13| 0| 7 | 20
• Texas | 3 | 0| 14| 7 | 24

* Date: October 23
* Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
* Game start: 3:30 CST
* Game attendance: 84,082
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, & Jack Arute

### Kansas

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Nebraska at Kansas

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Nebraska | 0 | 0| 10| 14 | 24
Kansas | 2 | 7| 0| 8 | 17

* Date: October 30
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
* Game start: 7:00 CST
* Game attendance: 45,100
* TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino, & Eric Clemons

### Texas A&M

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Texas A&M at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Texas A&M | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• Nebraska | 0 | 6| 17| 14 | 37

* Date: November 6
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game start: 3:30 CST
* Game attendance: 77,705
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, & Jack Arute

### Kansas State

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Kansas State at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Kansas State | 0 | 9| 0| 6 | 15
• Nebraska | 16 | 8| 0| 17 | 41

* Date: November 13
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game start: 3:30 CST
* Game attendance: 77,744
* TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, & Lynn Swann

### Colorado

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Nebraska at Colorado

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| OT| Total

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• Nebraska | 14 | 10| 3| 0| 6 | 33
Colorado | 0 | 3| 0| 24| 3 | 30

* Date: November 26
* Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
* Game start: 2:30 CST
* Game attendance: 52,946
* TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, & Steve Cyphers

### Texas

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Texas vs Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Texas | 0 | 0| 0| 6 | 6
• Nebraska | 10 | 5| 7| 0 | 22

* Date: December 4
* Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Game start: 4:30 CST
* Game attendance: 65,063
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, & Jack Arute

### Tennessee

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Tennessee vs Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Tennessee | 0 | 7| 7| 7 | 21
• Nebraska | 14 | 3| 7| 7 | 31

* Date: January 2
* Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Game start: 7:30 CST
* Game attendance: 71,526
* TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Dean Blevins, & Leslie Gudel

## Personnel

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### Roster

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1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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SE | `17` | Scott Aguglia | So
IB | `41` | Matt Albertson | Fr
IB | `38` | Dan Alexander | Jr
G | `64` | Steve Altstadt | So
WB | `82` | Sean Applegate | Sr
C | `51` | Matt Baldwin | Sr
TE | `94` | Damien Bauman | Sr
WB | `81` | Jeremy Bender | Fr
SE | `20` | Tom Beveridge | Jr
TE | `84` | Jon Bowling | Fr
IB | `36` | Correll Buckhalter | Jr
IB | `` | Chad Buller | Fr
IB | `34` | Chris Butler | Fr
QB | `10` | Joe Chrisman | Fr
G | `59` | Wes Cody | Fr
SE | `93` | Kelly Cook | Fr
WB | `86` | Ben Cornelsen | Fr
QB | `7` | Eric Crouch | So
TE | `91` | Will Dabbert | Fr
FB | `` | Judd Davies | Fr
IB | `` | Josh Davis | Fr
SE | `3` | Matt Davison | Jr
C | `` | Jon Dawson | Fr
TE | `85` | T.J. DeBates | Sr
IB | `30` | Dahrran Diedrick | Fr
OT | `76` | Billy Diekmann | Jr
IB | `4` | DeAngelo Evans | Jr
G | `` | Toniu Fonoti | Fr
WB | `14` | Austin Forster | Fr
WB | `8` | John Gibson | Jr
TE | `99` | Aaron Golliday | Fr
FB | `46` | Nick Gragert | So
G | `74` | Mike Green | So
OT | `` | Tim Green | Fr
IB | `6` | DeAntae Grixby | Fr
SE | `92` | Seth Gutz | Jr
G | `61` | Andy Gwennap | Fr
OT | `` | Brian Hale | Fr
WB | `18` | Troy Hassebroek | Fr
C | `78` | Aaron Havlovic | Sr
SE | `80` | Larry Henderson | Sr
G | `55` | Russ Hochstein | Jr
FB | `32` | Casey Hughes | Fr
TE | `` | Trevor Johnson | Fr
OT | `69` | Adam Julch | Sr
FB | `40` | Paul Kastl | Fr
FB | `22` | Ben Kingston | Sr
WB | `21` | John Klem | Fr
OT | `68` | Scott Koethe | Fr
OT | `75` | Kyle Kollmorgen | So
C | `71` | David Kolowski | Fr
OT | `67` | Nate Kolterman | Fr
WB | `95` | Paul Kosch | Fr
WB | `` | Tim Liley | Fr
G | `` | Jack Limbaugh | Fr
SE | `` | Brett Lindstrom | Fr
WB | `1` | Frankie London | Sr
G | `` | Chris Loos | Fr
QB | `` | Jammal Lord | Fr
OT | `75` | James Mayberry | Fr
WB | `33` | Dwayne McClary | Jr
SE | `` | Luke McGowen | Fr
TE | `90` | Jake McKee | Jr
IB | `` | Robin Miller | Fr
FB | `15` | Willie Miller | Jr
FB | `` | Justin Montgomery | Fr
TE | `43` | John Murphy | Jr
OT | `` | Brian Nelson | Fr
QB | `12` | Bobby Newcombe | Jr
SE | `` | Ryan Ommert | Fr
QB | `14` | Jeff Perino | Sr
FB | `37` | Hank Piening | Jr
FB | `42` | Kevin Pitts | Fr
WB | `` | Matt Plooster | Fr
C | `54` | Dominic Raiola | So
IB | `` | Tim Reese | Fr
QB | `16` | Jay Runty | Jr
G | `66` | Jon Rutherford | So
G | `79` | Chris Saalfeld | Jr
OT | `65` | Jason Schwab | Sr
G | `63` | James Sherman | Sr
C | `53` | Matt Shook | Fr
OT | `72` | Leif Sidwell | Fr
WB | `` | Stuart Siegel | Fr
TE | `` | Sean Steenson | Fr
G | `57` | Dan Swantek | So
SE | `9` | Wilson Thomas | RFr
SE | `` | Fred Thorne | Fr
IB | `24` | Alik Tillery | So
FB | `35` | Tyrone Uhlir | Fr
OT | `` | Dan Vili Waldrop | Fr
OT | `` | Cody Volk | Fr
OT | `58` | Dave Volk | So
WB | `5` | Shevin Wiggins | Sr
OT | `77` | Mike Wilford | Fr
TE | `87` | Tracey Wistrom | So
G | `` | Matt Witulski | Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RE | `98` | Demoine Adams | RFr
WLB | `` | Blake Anderson | Fr
LCB | `28` | Josh Anderson | Jr
SLB | `41` | Rod Baker | Jr
DT | `` | Ryon Bingham | Fr
FS | `` | Rob Blomeier | Fr
ROV | `4` | Mic Boettner | So
FS | `14` | Dion Booker | So
NT | `` | Andy Bowman | Fr
ROV | `21` | Mike Brown | Sr
RCB | `22` | Ralph Brown | Sr
SLB | `` | Brad Bryan | Fr
MLB | `39` | Ben Buettenback | Sr
MLB | `48` | Jamie Burrow | So
NT | `55` | Jon Clanton | RFr
MLB | `52` | Jon Coyne | So
LCB | `3` | Keyuo Craver | So
ROV | `2` | Mike Demps | RFr
RE | `` | Chris Estudillo | Fr
RE | `` | Lee File | Fr
FS | `19` | Clint Finley | Jr
ROV | `38` | Eric Fischer | Jr
WLB | `58` | Gabe Fries | RFr
RE | `` | John Garrison | Fr
ROV | `` | Taylor Gehman | Fr
RCB | `5` | DeJuan Groce | Fr
RE | `97` | Matt Grummert | Jr
LCB | `` | Kevin Guse | Fr
FS | `45` | Brad Hamik | Jr
RCB | `18` | Jeff Hemje | So
SLB | `` | Anthony Hoke | Fr
LCB | `24` | Matt Ickes | So
WLB | `50` | Julius Jackson | Sr
WLB | `` | Blanchard Johnson | Fr
WLB | `27` | Eric Johnson | Sr
RE | `` | Patrick Kabongo | Fr
DT | `91` | Loran Kaiser | Jr
RE | `57` | Chris Kelsay | Fr
WLB | `47` | Josh Kohl | Sr
RCB | `` | Cali Lemelle | Fr
ROV | `29` | Gregg List | Sr
NT | `70` | Jason Lohr | So
RE | `86` | Jeremy Lyman | RFr
MLB | `` | Mike Makris | Fr
DT | `94` | Stephen Manning | RFr
DT | `70` | Matt McGinn | So
FS | `32` | Greg McGraw | Sr
WLB | `` | Tim Miller | Fr
RE | `93` | Brandon Mooberry | Jr
RCB | `7` | Christopher Moran | Sr
RCB | `35` | Don Neal | Fr
DT | `87` | Casey Nelson | So
NT | `62` | Jeff Nelson | RFr
SLB | `37` | Tony Ortiz | Sr
RE | `` | Spencer Owen | Fr
NT | `` | Phil Peetz | Fr
SLB | `44` | Jon Penny | So
NT | `` | Chad Peterson | Fr
FS | `12` | Jerrell Pippens | Fr
MLB | `13` | Carlos Polk | Jr
ROV | `10` | Brandon Quindt | Jr
LCB | `31` | Tyler Rauenzahn | Fr
SLB | `23` | Steve Raymond | Sr
RCB | `` | Pat Ricketts | Fr
RE | `85` | Kyle Ringenberg | RFr
RE | `80` | Eric Ryan | Sr
MLB | `` | Steve Safranek | Fr
FS | `11` | Carl Scholting | Fr
SLB | `49` | Scott Shanle | RFr
LCB | `` | Ronjiel Sharpe | Fr
SLB | `46` | Brian Shaw | Sr
DT | `56` | Jeremy Slechta | So
WLB | `` | Jemond Smith | RFr
RE | `92` | Justin Smith | RFr
MLB | `40` | Luke Smith | RFr
WLB | `34` | Randy Stella | RFr
LCB | `16` | Erwin Swiney | Jr
NT | `` | Junior Tagoa'i | Fr
MLB | `90` | Tony Tata | RFr
FS | `8` | Aaron Terpening | RFr
RE | `83` | Kyle Vanden Bosch | Jr
SLB | `` | Chuck Vander Linden | Fr
WLB | `9` | Mark Vedral | So
ROV | `25` | Joe Walker | Jr
NT | `96` | Steve Warren | Sr
RE | `82` | Adrian Warrior | Fr
ROV | `42` | Troy Watchorn | Jr
RE | `95` | J.P. (John Paul) Wichmann | So
LCB | `1` | Donn Williams | Fr
RE | `81` | Aaron Wills | Sr
RE | `88` | Colin Wills | Fr
ROV | `20` | Wes Woodward | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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PK | `26` | Josh Brown | Fr
P | `17` | Dan Hadenfeldt | Sr
P | `` | Kyle Larson | Fr
PK | `28` | Chace Long | Jr
P/PK | `88` | Chuck Tack | So

Head coach

* Frank Solich
2nd season
21st year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Charlie McBride
19th season as DC/DL coach
23rd year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Colorado
* Turner Gill
8th season as QB coach
8th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska
* Craig Bohl
5th season as LB coach
8th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska
* Ron Brown
13th season as WR/TE coach
13th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Brown
* Dan Young
17th season as OL/K coach
17th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Reed
* Milt Tenopir
26th season as OL coach
26th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Sterling
* Nelson Barnes
3rd season as RE coach
3rd year at Nebraska
Alma mater: North Texas
* George Darlington
DB coach
27th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Rutgers
* Dave Gillespie
2nd season as RB coach
11th year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska-Omaha
* Boyd Epley
31st season as S&C coach
31st year at Nebraska
Alma mater: Nebraska

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: January 17, 2011

### Depth chart

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Defense

| FS

Clint Finley
Dion Booker
Greg McGraw

| WILL | MIKE | SAM

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Eric Johnson
Julies Jackson  | Carlos Polk  | Tony Ortiz
Brian Shaw
Randy Stella  | Jamie Burrow  | Scott Shanle
Mark Vedral  | Ben Buttenback  | Rod Baker
| ROVER

Mike Brown
Joe Walker
Mark Vedral
Gregg List
| CB

Keyuo Craver
DeJuan Groce
Donn Williams

| DE | DT | DT | DE

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Kyle Vanden Bosch  | Steve Warren  | Loran Kaiser  | Aaron Willis
Demoine Adams  | Jason Lohr  | Jeremy Slechta  | Chris Kelsay
Justin Smith
J.P. Wichmann  | Jon Clanton  | Matt McGinn  | Eric Ryan
|  | CB

Ralph Brown
Jeff Hemje
Josh Anderson

Offense

| WR

Matt Davison
Wilson Thomas
Tom Beveridge
|  | LT | LG | C | RG | RT

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Adam Julch  | James Sherman  | Dominic Raiola  | Russ Hochsein  | Dave Volk
Jon Rutherford  | Toniu Fonoti  | Mat Baldwin  | Steve Alstadt  | Kyle Kollmorgen
Billy Diekmann  | Wes Cody  | Aaron Havlovic  | Chris Saalfeld  | Scott Koethe
| TE

Tracey Wistrom
T.J DeBates
Aaron Golliday
Jon Bowling
| WR

Bobby Newcombe
Sean Applegate
John Gibson
|  | QB

Eric Crouch
Bobby Newcombe
Joe Chirsman
|  | RB

Dan Alexander
Correll Buckhalter
Dahrran Diedrick
|  | FB

Willie Miller
Ben Kingston
Tyrone Uhlir
| Special teams

PK Josh Brown
P Dan Hadenfeldt
KR Joe Walker
PR Bobby Newcombe

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## Awards

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Award  | Name(s)

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All-American 1st Team  | Ralph Brown, Mike Brown, Dominic Raiola, Dan Hadenfeldt, Brian Shaw
All-American 2nd Team  | Steve Warren
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year  | Eric Crouch
All-Big 12 1st team  | Mike Brown, Ralph Brown, Eric Crouch, Russ Hochstein, Bobby Newcombe, Carlos Polk, Dominic Raiola, Steve Warren, Tracey Wistrom
All-Big 12 2nd team  | Dan Hadenfeldt, Julius Jackson, Kyle Vanden Bosch
All-Big 12 honorable mention  | Keyuo Craver, Matt Davison, Dave Volk
Big 12 coach of the Year  | Frank Solich

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## NFL and pro players

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The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1999 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[4]

Name  | Team

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Demoine Adams | Edmonton Eskimos
Dan Alexander | Tennessee Titans
Damien Bauman | New Orleans VooDoo
Ryon Bingham | San Diego Chargers
Josh Brown | Seattle Seahawks
Mike Brown | Chicago Bears
Ralph Brown | New York Giants
Correll Buckhalter | Philadelphia Eagles
Keyuo Craver | New Orleans Saints
Eric Crouch | St. Louis Rams
Josh Davis | New York Jets
Clint Finley | Kansas City Chiefs
Toniu Fonoti | San Diego Chargers
Aaron Golliday | Scottish Claymores
DeJuan Groce | St. Louis Rams
Russ Hochstein | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eric Johnson | Oakland Raiders
Trevor Johnson | New York Jets
Patrick Kabongo | Detroit Lions
Chris Kelsay | Buffalo Bills
Kyle Larson | Cincinnati Bengals
Jammal Lord | Houston Texans
Bobby Newcombe | Montreal Alouettes
Tony Ortiz | Scottish Claymores
Jerrell Pippens | Chicago Bears
Carlos Polk | San Diego Chargers
Dominic Raiola | Detroit Lions
Scott Shanle | St. Louis Rams
Jeremy Slechta | Philadelphia Eagles
Erwin Swiney | Green Bay Packers
Kyle Vanden Bosch | Arizona Cardinals
Joe Walker | Tennessee Titans
Steve Warren | Green Bay Packers

## References

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1. ^ "Defense doesn't rest, Blackshirts' 2 TDs help NU hold on". Lincoln Journal Star. September 19, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Nebraska runs over Tennessee". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ 1999 Husker Honors
4. ^ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues|

* Lincoln Park (1891–1892)
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Rivalries|

* Colorado
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* Miami (FL)
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Games|

* Bowl games
* 1922 vs. Notre Dame
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* 2001 vs. Oklahoma ("Black 41 Flash Reverse")

Culture and lore|

* History (under Tom Osborne)
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* I formation
* Option
* Sellout streak
* Team Jack
* Tunnel Walk

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Americans
* College Football Hall of Fame inductees
* Honors and awards
* NFL draftees
* Starting quarterbacks
* Statistical leaders
* Yearly statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

National championship seasons in bold

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Big 12 Conference football champions

* Texas (1996)
* Nebraska (1997)
* Texas A&M (1998)
* Nebraska (1999)
* Oklahoma (2000)
* Colorado (2001)
* Oklahoma (2002)
* Kansas State (2003)
* Oklahoma (2004)
* Texas (2005)
* Oklahoma (2006)
* Oklahoma (2007)
* Oklahoma (2008)
* Texas (2009)
* Oklahoma (2010)
* Oklahoma State (2011)
* Kansas State & Oklahoma (2012)
* Baylor (2013)
* Baylor & TCU (2014)
* Oklahoma (2015)
* Oklahoma (2016)
* Oklahoma (2017)
* Oklahoma (2018)
* Oklahoma (2019)
* Oklahoma (2020)
* Baylor (2021)
* Kansas State (2022)
* Texas (2023)
* Arizona State (2024)

National championships in bold
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